Reversible coat.



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REVERSIBLE COAT. APPLICATION mu) MAR. 30. 1915.

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Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

S. A. H. ROTHSTEIN. REVERSIBLE COAT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, i915.

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REVERSIBLE COAT. APPLICATION FILE-D MAR. 30. 1915.

Patented Nov. 23,. 1915.

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SAMUEL A. H. ROTHSTEIN, NEW YORK, N. Y.

REVERSIBLE COAT.

Application filed March 30, 1915.

ing at New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Coats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in reversible coats, the primary object of which is to devise a garment of this kind which is distinctive, has individual lines and is warm and serviceable.

Another object of the present improvement is to devise a reversible coat which has storm corduroy or other water proof material on one side, and the other side composed of what is known as mackinaw, or some other kind of dressy or fashionable material. In this way the coat may be used as a nobby mackinaw when worn on one side, and when so desired to use the garment, may be turned wrong side out, and a storm corduroy coat provided.

Other objects and advantages of the present improvement will be set forth in the following description and drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the completed garment showing the storm corduroy on the outside and the mackinaw on the inside, and provided with a close fitting or.

somewhat military collar. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a coat constructed of these materials but, showing the corduroy on the inside and the mackinaw on the outside, the coat in this case being provided with what is known as a shawl collar. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the coat and collar showing a articular means for holding a portion of the. collar upright and against the neck of the wearer. Fig. 4 is a fragmental sectional view showing the manner of connecting the collar to the neck band of the coat and also the specific means for holding a portion of the collar upright.

Fig. 5 is a plan view, the outside lines of which show the pattern from which the fronts of the mackinaw-portion of the coat are cut and the inside lines showing the pattern from which the fronts of the corduroy portions of the coat are cut. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing one-half of the pattern from which the'backs of both portions of the coat are cut. Fig. 7 is a detail cross section on the line yy of Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Serial No. 18,087.

In constructing the reversible coat, two fronts are cut out of storm corduroy with the use of a pattern as shown by the inner line 1 in Fig. 5. A back is likewise cut with the use of a pattern as shown by the inner lines of Fig. (3. These two portions of the coat are assembled in the usual manner, having sleeves cut and fitted into the armholes.

The manner of constructing this portion of the coat is not novel, and consequently no further description of it is herewith set forth. In a similar manner a garment is formed using mackinaw as the material, and using patterns as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 following the outer lines 2 of these figures. Attention is called to the fact that the patterns for thegarment to be formed from mackinaw cloth are larger than those used in making a garment formed from storm corduroy and consequently the mackinaw portion of the coat will be slightly larger than the corduroy portion. The purpose and object of this construction will be hereafter set forth. It is to be noted that two coats are constructed separately and absolutely distinct from each other. Each of these coats has unfinished edges,no collar, lining, buttons or buttonholes. These other elements are added at another time as will be set forth.

After the two coats have been made as above described they are placed face to face and their edges sewed together in the usual manner of sewing together two pieces of cloth. The edges of the bottom of the coat are left open so that it may be bagged or turned. A collar is made in the usual manner except that it has mackinaw goods on one side and corduroy on the other. The collar is sewed into the edges of the neck portion of the coat as is shown in Fig. 4. The manner of applying the collar consists in turning back the edges 3 and 4 of the corduroy and mackinaw respectively. The neck band portion of the collar is then placed between these turned back edges with the cor- The collar is applied in this Since both sections of the coat are formed of soft material the collar will have a tendency to lie flat and not set up around the neck as is desired. In order to insure that the collar will set up, a plurality of stitches 5, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive are provided, which stiffen this portion of the collar sufiiciently to hold it up around the. neck of the wearer. It is pointed out that this stitching is wide apart at the center of the neck and converges as it runs down at each end toward the lapels (3, of the coat. This is done for the purpose of giving the right set to the collar. After the collar has been applied the bottom edge of the coat is then closed. Belt straps, pockets and'pocket flaps are sewed to the sections of the coat before they are sewed together. The belt, of course, has mackinaw goods on one side and storm corduroy on the other so that the completed garment will resemble the usual coats of these types now in use. The buttons and button holes are next made in the garment, which operation is done at'the same time. That is, the buttons are placed abutting each other and are sewed together, both to save time and also to form the strongest lock for the buttons since it is well known that where buttons are sewed together in this manner they cannot be torn from the goods as readily as where they are sewed separately. The button holes are also cut at the same time, as has been before described to insure that they will be placed at the right points.

T he mackinaw portion of the coat is made larger than the corduroy portion of the coat for the reason that the mackinaw goods will shrink, whereas the corduroy goods will not. After the two portions of the coat have been assembled they are next dampened and pressed. The dampening of the corduroy will not affect it at all, but the dampening ofthe mackinaw will cause it to shrink, so that both portions of the finished coat will be of the same-size, and all wrinkling and bulging will be obviated, as would otherwise result were the coats not cut in this manner. The mackinaw portion of the coat is made just large enough to allow for this shrinkage.

From the above description it will be seen that I have evolved a reversible coat which is nobby, stylish and well out so that when turned to present the mackinaw cloth, will be a fashionable garment and when turned to present the corduroy cloth will be a water proof and serviceable storm coat. The coat is also provided with a collar which will set properly, although the coat is not provided with any lining or stiffening. The method of cutting the goods and assembling the coat also insures that the completed garment will be as good a fit and free from wrinkles and bulges as though the garment were made from only one kind of goods and provided with a lining.

In orderto stiffen the collar a ply of stiffening material 8, is inserted between the mackinaw and corduroy, as shown in Fig. i.

That I claimasnew and desire to secure by U. S. LettersPatent, is

l. The method of making a reversible coat consisting in making one coat from an unshrinkable material, the making of a second coat from a shrinkable material and larger than the first mentioned ,coat, the uniting of the two coats togetherv with their reverse sides abutting and dampening and pressing the completed united coat, whereby both separate coats will be of the same size.

The method of making a reversible coat consisting in making two coats, one of unshrinkable material and one of shrinkable material and larger than the first mentioned one, the uniting of the said coats, the shrinking of the shrinkable coat, whereby the completed united garments-will be composed of two coats of equal size.

In-testimony whereof I affix my signature in'presence of two witnesses.

' SAMUEL A. H. ROTHSTEIN. 'Witnesses':

JOHN IMIRIE, MIRIAM STERN. 

